"EU Parliament’s Veto Ignored: Commission continues to allow residues of certain Banned & toxic Pesticides in Imported Foods," 25 November 2024

The European Commission is ignoring an EU Parliament veto. Last September 2024, the Parliament took a strong stand by vetoing regulations that allowed residues of three toxic EU-banned pesticides in imported food products. Despite this, the Commission now proposes to allow residues of another ‘toxic to reproduction’ pesticide, isopyrazam. PAN Europe has urged the Commission and Member States to end these unfair trade practices. They [allegedly] compromise the health of both European consumers and citizens and farmers in third countries, where these dangerous pesticides continue to be used...

On 18 September 2024, the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected two Commission regulations that would have retained in some imported products the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of three EU-banned and hazardous pesticides: carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, and cyproconazole...

This time, however, the Commission has stated that it does not intend to follow the Parliament’s request. 

Instead of responding to the EU Parliament’s veto with stronger protection, the Commission has indicated that all the existing MRLs will remain in place, allowing residues of these harmful substances not only in some but in all food imports...